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Publication Date: 2006
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The Uncertain Future of the Community College Workforce Development Mission
Jacobs, James; Dougherty, Kevin J.
New Directions for Community Colleges, n136 p53-62 Win 2006
This chapter describes the evolution of the workforce development mission and its current crisis in the face of changing training demands, shriveling government support, and rising competition. Two alternative future paths are outlined: a baccalaureate degree-oriented new vocationalism and a renewed emphasis on serving the training needs of low-income adults.
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development, Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, Bachelors Degrees, Low Income Groups, Job Training, State Aid, Competition, Supply and Demand, Labor Needs, College Role
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